Issue #19
March 16th, 2012Articles & Tutorials
Unify Key Store Access
(android-developers.blogspot.com)
In this article you'll learn how to unify Key Store Access in ICS.
Service development
(marakana.com)
A tutorial that shows you the development of services.
Discussion: Foreground notifications
(chris.boyle.name)
Interesting blog post about how foreground notifications should be handled. Join the discussion.
Libraries & Code
RangeSeekBar widget
(code.google.com)
If you need a widget allowing to handle two values (like a minimum and maximum value or a range), this RangeSeekBar widget might suit your needs.
ActionBarSherlock 4.0
(actionbarsherlock.com)
Version 4.0 of the ActionBarSherlock has been released. ActionBarSherlock is an extension of the compatibility library designed to facilitate the use of the action bar design pattern across all versions of Android with a single API.
News
The Play Store
(play.google.com)
Big news: The google market is now called Play Store. No back to daily dev business.
Screencasts
Getting started with ActionBarSherlock
(watchlaterapp.com)
This is a screencast that get's you started with ActionBarSherlock.
App of the Week
CPU monitor
(play.google.com)
An ultra-tiny CPU monitor for Android. Only one pixel high! Shows your CPU usage stats on a small bar graph in the corner of the screen."